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Gillyflower Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

pill, tablet

Hi,
Do you use pill or tablet to refer to narcotic drugs?

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I almost always hear, read and use the word 'pill' for all kinds of drugs.

— Clive

  • I almost always hear, read and use the word 'pill' for all kinds of drugs.
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I almost always hear, read and use the word 'pill' for all kinds of drugs.
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In the UK, "tablet" is common for prescription drugs, but "pill" would be more usual for recreational drugs that come in that form.
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In the US (GPY is British, Clive is Canadian), these two words are typically not used to refer to illegal drugs that are in pill form. "Pill" here is typically used for legitimate prescription or over-the-counter medicines. "Tablet" is usually used as a formal term for a pill, as on a prescription bottle: "Take two tablets three times a day."

For illegal (that is, not gotten with a p
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Anonymous5 doses of STP
At least it's not a dose of an STD.

CJ
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